Important Note: The Session Numbers shown on the left side of this page equate to each Ranger Class‎Numberwithin the give Fiscal Year. Additionally, the date listed for each session is the date of graduation at Hurley‎Hill at Fort Benning near the Airborne & Ranger Training Brigade Headquarters.All graduations are held on‎Friday using the same format and timeframe; each graduation follows a“must see”Rangers-in-Action‎Demonstration.The links provided on this page provide additional, detailed Ranger School information including‎start/completion dates for the phases at Fort Benning and Dahlonega, Georgia and Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.‎

Course Scope: The Ranger Course consists of three phases. The first phase (Benning) is conducted at Fort Benning, Georgia for 20 days. The second phase (Mountain) is conducted near Dahlonega in the mountains of North Georgia for 21 days. The third and final phase (Swamp/Jungle) is conducted at Eglin Air Force Base in Northwestern Florida for 18 days. Two days at the end of the course are used for out processing and graduation.

Important Note: The Session Numbers shown on the left side of this page equate to each Ranger Class‎Number within the give Fiscal Year. Additionally, the date listed for each session is the date of graduation at Hurley‎Hill at Fort Benning near the Airborne & Ranger Training Brigade Headquarters.All graduations are held on‎Friday using the same format and timeframe; each graduation follows a “must see” Rangers-in-Action‎Demonstration.The links provided below on this page offeradditional, detailed Ranger School information including specific‎start/completion dates for the phases at Fort Benning and Dahlonega, Georgia and Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.

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Course Outcomes‎:

üRanger Course Graduates go to a unit or return to their units physically and mentally tough, proficient in Squad and Platoon dismounted operations in austere terrain.

üGraduates will understand how to plan, coordinate, and execute small unit missions confidently and completely with minimal guidance.

üThe ability of Ranger graduates to manage stress will enable them to push their subordinates further and faster than they previously thought possible.

üRanger graduates will better understand the physical and mental limitations of the human body and will be more capable of leading their units in conditions that would defeat the average leader